Don't forget to come out for Jazz night tonight!

Bad Ass Jazz every Monday night at The Amsterdam Bar!

Sadly we were not able to get this band for this weekend's benefit concert

The Nate Fowler Benefit is this Saturday and Sunday, March 28th and 29th at The Amsterdam Bar

Start Time: 6:00pm each night
End Time: 2:00am each night
Location: The Amstedam Bar
Street: 831 Exposition Avenue Dallas, Texas

Here are the bands scheduled to play the benefit:

Playing Saturday starting 6:00pm:
Nate Fowler's Elixir
Pumpn' Ethyl
Spyche
The Backsliders
Paul Slavens
DJ Wild in the Streets

Playing Sunday starting 6:00pm:
Nate Fowler's Elixir
Salim Nourallah
The Happy Bullets
Rahim Quazi
Dave Little
Mwanz Dover
DJ Baby Magic

Rare footage of own own bartender Ross performing his new single

I managed to find some rare footage online of one of our favorite bartenders performing his new hit single (it's a cover).

Benefit for Nate Fowler this Saturday and Sunday!

Who is Nate Fowler? I'll let Zac Crain of Frontburner tell you:

I’ve known Nate Fowler for more than a decade, personally and professionally. You may remember him from one of his previous bands — the American Fuse, most likely — or from his most recent project, Nate Fowler’s Elixir. Really good punk-tinged, loud rock and roll, in the vein of the Replacements or the New York Dolls. For several years, we were neighbors at the Turtle Dove apartments on Matilda and McCommas, and I still see him semi-regularly, since his friend and band mate Kinley Wolfe lives just down the street. He’s probably one of the nicest, sweetest people I’ve ever met.

Anyway, last year, Nate and his mom were in a serious car wreck. Nate’s arm was crushed, shattering it near his wrist. Even the photos I saw of it after he’d been patched up were chilling. Like a lot of musicians — and many Americans, for that matter — Nate doesn’t have health insurance. He has worked his way back to play guitar a little bit, but he needs a ton of physical therapy, and a pile of cash to pay for it all.

Let's help this talented musician get back on his feet.

The Nate Fowler Benefit is this Saturday and Sunday, March 28th and 29th at The Amsterdam Bar

Start Time: 8:00pm each night
End Time: 2:00am each night
Location: The Amstedam Bar
Street: 831 Exposition Avenue Dallas, Texas

Here are the bands scheduled to play the benefit:

Playing Saturday starting 6:00pm:
Nate Fowler's Elixir
Pumpn' Ethyl
Spyche
The Backsliders
Paul Slavens
DJ Wild in the Streets

Playing Sunday starting 6:00pm:
Nate Fowler's Elixir
Salim Nourallah
The Happy Bullets
Rahim Quazi
Dave Little
Mwanz Dover
DJ Baby Magic

This weekend: Rockers vs. Mods!

Just a quick reminder: Rockers vs. Mods is this weekend and The Amsterdam Bar will again be serving as a venue for one of the rally's events. Here's the schedule we have as of now:

Friday, March 20
6-Midnight........Meet & Greet at Longhorn Ballroom (bands to be announced)
Midnight............Night ride through downtown

Saturday, March 21
10 am - Noon......Breakfast at Allgood Cafe
1 - 7 pm.......Bike Judging, Bands & DJs, Award Show & Raffle at Rafael's Compound
7 pm - until............ The Amsterdam Bar (DJs, Bands & Jackassery)

Sunday, March 22
9-11 am..............Morning Ride around Whiterock & Breakfast
2:30pm.............Big Ride ending at Blue Collar Bar

You can visit the Rockers vs Mods III website for more information, and you can see some pictures from last year's event here.

The Amsterdam Bar chosen as one of the best beer bars in America by Draft magazine

We were really excited to be chosen for this honor by Draft magazine. Here's how they described us:

Not your average yuppie-filled pub, the Amsterdam is a low-key, TV-free zone where you can concentrate on the drinking menu full of beers (try the Live Oak Hefe Weizen brewed in Austin). Kick it inside the airy, high ceilinged bar, or out on the patio during that nice Texas weather--just watch out for beer-juggling bartenders.

That sums us up pretty nicely, I think.

After we were selected, NBC 5 was nice enough to stop by and interview Mike Scheel, one of our owners, about the award.



Finally, we'd like to send a shout out to the two other Dallas bars selected for the list of best beer bars: The Libertine Bar and The Old Monk--we're sure they are just as excited as we are.

Rockers vs Mods III announced: March 20-22, 2009

We here at The Amsterdam Bar are excited to see that the Third Annual Dallas Rockers vs Mods rally has been announced for March 20-22, 2009 and The Amsterdam Bar will again be serving as a venue for one of the rally's events. Here's the schedule we have as of now:

Friday, March 20
6-Midnight........Meet & Greet at Longhorn Ballroom (bands to be announced)
Midnight............Night ride through downtown

Saturday, March 21
10 am - Noon......Breakfast at Allgood Cafe
1 - 7 pm.......Bike Judging, Bands & DJs, Award Show & Raffle at Rafael's Compound
7 pm - until............ The Amsterdam Bar (DJs, Bands & Jackassery)

Sunday, March 22
9-11 am..............Morning Ride around Whiterock & Breakfast
2:30pm.............Big Ride ending at Blue Collar Bar

You can visit the Rockers vs Mods III website for more information, and you can see some pictures from last year's event here.

Ring in New Year's Eve at The Amsterdam Bar

Celebrate with a Champagne Toast at Midnight, Balloon Drop and Hors D'oeuvres all night!

Amsterdam Bar is located at 831 Exposition and features a heated outdoor Bier Garten.

Call 214.827.3433 for more information!

Looking for something to do in Dallas? Don't forget Jazz Night at The Amsterdam Bar!

There are a lot of great jazz clubs in Dallas, Texas, but if it's Monday night, there is only one choice: on Monday nights The Amsterdam Bar hosts the best jazz in Dallas, Texas. Here's what the Dallas Observer had to say:

Some jazz clubs in Dallas offer live music on the weekends; most of the better ones serve it up every night. But [The Amsterdam Bar] in Exposition Park, beats the competition even though it hosts live jazz only on Mondays. Still, there's more than a quality-to-quantity ratio involved in this one. To us, jazz isn't about pristine tablecloths, expensive martinis and a bunch of old farts sitting around and ignoring the music. The best jazz is the stuff made in dark, casual clubs like New Amsterdam, where local players as hot as Shelley Carrol and (on occasion) Earl Harvin set up on the floor in front of the bathrooms and improvise some of the best bop-era jazz in town. On occasion, the tunes get rough--after all, the floor is open to all brass-wielders--but cheap martinis, lounge seating and a chill atmosphere make up for the occasional weak sax solo.

And that pretty much sums it up.



The lineup is based on the members of The Shelley Carrol quartet, but the lineup changes weekly as individuals take a night off and friends and guests sit in for a set or even for the entire evening. Here are some of the musicians we've seen recently:

Shelley Carrol - Tenor Saxophone
Brad Leali - Alto Saxophone
Gary Granger - Drums
Jonathan Fisher - Bass
Scott Bucklin - Piano
Jay Jennings - Trumpet

Join us every Monday night for the best jazz in Dallas, Texas!

Amsterdam Brothel closings have no impact on local bar

We are happy to announce that the following story will have no impact whatsoever on The Amsterdam Bar:

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Amsterdam unveiled plans Saturday to close brothels, sex shops and marijuana cafes in its ancient city center as part of a major effort to drive organized crime out of the tourist haven.

The city is targeting businesses that "generate criminality," including gambling parlors, and the so-called "coffee shops" where marijuana is sold openly. Also targeted are peep shows, massage parlors and souvenir shops used by drug dealers for money-laundering.

"I think that the new reality will be more in line with our image as a tolerant and crazy place, rather than a free zone for criminals" said Lodewijk Asscher, a city council member and one of the main proponents of the plan.

So no worries. I fyou want a great beer or mixed drink, you can still come to The Amsterdam Bar in Dallas, Texas.